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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2006

Sarah Hickinbottom

email: slhickin@sfu.ca

Monday 12:30-3:20pm EDB 8620B

PREREQUISITE

EDUC 220 or EDUC 401/402

Course description:

What does it mean to have a career? How do individuals end up on certain career paths? And what can

teachers and counselors do to assist students and clients with the difficult tasks and decisions associated

with career development?

This course is designed to explore these and other such questions through an introduction to the theory

and practice of career development and career education, as well as the implementation of career services

in various settings. In particular, the course will cover:

• historical and cross-cultural perspectives on the meaning of work

• theories and assessments based on decision-making, developmental, social learning, sociocultural,

and postmodern frameworks

• career development in, and counseling considerations with, diverse populations

• career education and career counseling in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and community

settings

• moral and ethical issues in career counseling and education

The course also will include a substantial experiential component in which students will be expected to

apply theoretical concepts to their own process of career development.

Evaluation:

Final grades will be based on:

- Personal Application of Theories Paper (30%)

- Final Exam (40%)

- And a combination of in-class and homework assignments (30%)

Required Readings:

Niles, S. G. & Harris-Bowlsbey, J.

(2005)

Career development interventions in the 21st century.

(2nd.ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-113781-6

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